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The Staircase with Trophies

Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-1778, Italian)

Etching, engraving

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778)  Carceri - The Staircase with Trophies, ca. 1747-50  Etching, engraving

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778, Italian)

Description

Date: ca. 1747-50
Series: Le Carceri d’Invenzione 
Medium: Etching, engraving
Plate: 398 x 545 mm. 15 5/8 x 21 1/2 in.
Image: 393 x 540 mm. 15 1/2 x 21 1/4 in.
References: Hind 8 ii/iii; Robison 34 iii/vi, second edition, second issue; Wilton-Ely 33, early state
Signature: Signed in the plate “Piranesi F.” lower left
Annotation: Numbered in the plate “VIII” upper right
Provenance: Private collection, U.S.A.